synopsis
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- n a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
- Ulysses' Gaze is nothing less than a synopsis of 20th century Greek history in a film of about three hours and 60 shots.
- If the other centers are further along in the trial, ask for a synopsis of the experience of those patients.
- Achewood defies categorization or description, but a brief, futile attempt at a synopsis would go something like this: A bunch of cats, some robots, a bear and an otter who's 5 .